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CS/BCA/SEM-4/BM-401/2013
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2013
STATISTICS, NUMERICAL METHODS &
ALGORITHMS
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70
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The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

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Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.

GROUP – A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )
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1. Choose the correct alternatives for any ten of the

following : 10 × 1 = 10
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i) Newton-Raphson method is also known as method of

a) straight line b) tangent

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c) normal d) none of these.

ii) Order of the term h in the error term of trapezoidal rule

is of order
a c.

a) 1 b) 2

c) 3 d) 4.
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iii) The value of " ( ax 2 + bx + c ) is
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c) 2 an d) none of these.
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iv) The number of significant digits in 1·00234 is
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c) 5 d) 6.
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v) If y 0 = 2, y1 = 4 , y 2 = 8 , y 4 = 32, then y 3 is equal to

a) 5 b) 6
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c) 15 d) none of these.
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vi) Which of the following methods is an iterative method ?

a) Gauss Elimination method

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b) Gauss-Jordan method

c) Gauss-Jacobi method
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d) Crout’s method.

vii) The order of convergence of Newton-Raphson methods

a c.

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a) 1 b) 2

c) 2 d) 4.
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viii) The relation between shift operator E and forward

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difference operator Δ is given by

a) Δ=1+E b) E=1+Δ
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c) E=Δ d) E = Δ + 2.

ix) The first order of forward difference of a constant

function is
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a) 0 b) 1
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c) 4 d) 3.

x) Lagrange’s interpolation formula is used for

a) Equally space point b) Unequally space point

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c) Both (a) & (b) d) None of these.

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xi) The equation x + x " 1 = 0 is a

a) algebraic equation
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b) transcendental equation

c) both (a) & (b)

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d) none of these.

xii) Order of h in the error expression of Simpson’s 1/3rd

a c.

rule is

a) 2 b) 4

c) 3 d) 5
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xiii) The degree of interpolation polynomial of a function

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whose values are known at 8 points is

a) 5 b) 6
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c) 7 d) 8.

xiv) The number of significant digits in 0·00303 is

a) 6 b) 5
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c) 3 d) 2.
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GROUP – B
( Short Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 × 5 = 15

2. Find the missing terms of the following table :

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X: 45 50 55 60 65
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f(X): 3 ? 2 ? 4

3. Solve the system of equation by LU method :

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3x + 4y + 7z = 8
a c.

x + 2y + 3z = 6

x + 5y + 9z = 9
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4. Find the real root of equation x " x " 1 = 0 by the method
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of bisection.
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5. Compute by Newton-Raphson method the positive root of

2
equation 3 x + 2 x = 9 correct to four significant figures.
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6. Compute
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of fourth order by solving the differential equation.

dy
= x 2 + y 2 , with x 0 = 1, y 0 = 0 and step size h = 0·3.
dx

GROUP – C
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( Long Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 × 15 = 45
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7. a) Use Newton’s divided difference formula to find f ( 8 )

and f ( 15 ) from the following table :

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x: 4 5 7 10 11 13
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f(x): 48 100 294 900 1210 2028

b) Find the value of fifth root of 255. 7+8

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8. a) From Gauss-Legendre quadrature formula establish

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trapezoidal rule of integration.

b) By using Simpson’s one third rule calculate

1
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# (x3 " )
x dx . Compute relative error. 7+8
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9. a) Solve the system of equation by Inverse Matrix method :

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x+y+z=3
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2x – y + 3z = 16

3x + y – z = – 3.

b) Find by Taylor’s series method the value of y at x = 0·1

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and x = 0·2 to 5 places of decimal from

dy 2
= x y " 1, y ( 0 ) = 1. 7+8
dx
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10. a) Compute y (0 " 2) from the equation

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= x " y , y ( 0 ) = 1 taking h = 0·1 by Rune-Kutta
dx
method!correct to four decimal places.
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! b) Solve by Gauss elimination method.

x–y–z=1
a c.

2x – 3y + z = 1

3x + y – z = 2. 7+8
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11. a) Find a real root of the equation f ( x ) = log x – cos x

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using bisection method up to 3 decimal places.

b) Solve the system of equation by Gauss elimination

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method :

x + 3y + 2z = 5
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2x – y + z = – 1
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x + 2y + 3z = 2 7+8
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